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The Facebook logo on its side. Annie writes about the damaging effects of social media platforms on young people as most prominently shown through The Wall Street Journal’s series “The Facebook Files.” COURTESY OF ROMAN MARTYNIUK VIA UNSPLASH

Social media’s algorithms need to be combated

By Annie Sheehan November 18, 2021
Facebook knows better, and they can do better.
Cafe Landwer on Beacon Street. Samantha praises the restaurant’s environment and reviews some of her favorite go-to orders. ANH NGUYEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: classy variety at Cafe Landwer

By Samantha Elizondo November 17, 2021
The environment of Cafe Landwer deserves its own praise. However, so does the food.
A college classroom. Kendall writes about how college is a period for growth and variability and that students shouldn’t worry about becoming their dream adult self during that time. COURTESY OF SMBC VIA FLICKR

Why you won’t automatically become your dream self in college

By Kendall O’Brien November 17, 2021
A new environment cannot change who you’ve always been, at least not right away.
A family meal. The flurry of catch-up questions family members like to ask their children upon returning home for the holidays can be overwhelming – Payton shares a few tips to avoid being vigorously cross-examined by your relatives. COURTESY OF STEFAN VLADIMIROV VIA UNSPLASH

A guide to surviving the holidays

By Payton Renegar November 16, 2021
Here are some tips to avoid the inevitable interrogations over the holidays.
Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Eden writes about how her experience of going to art museums as a child is strongly linked to the bond she has with her mother. BAILEY SHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A love letter to art

By Eden Mor November 16, 2021
Art is a symbol of family, for which I am forever grateful.
A movie poster for “Last Night in Soho.” Andrew writes about how director Edgar Wright’s latest film is a thrill ride and visually stunning yet contains sequences that seem overdone and overly chaotic. ILLUSTRATION BY BAILEY SHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Cinephilia: ‘Last Night in Soho’ is a dreamland of chaos

By Andrew Harwood November 15, 2021
“Last Night in Soho” lives up to the spectacle, but underwhelms under its chaotic agenda.
The Ticketmaster app on an iPhone. Sam writes about the frustration and panic that can come with purchasing concert tickets online. COURTESY OF THE FOCAL PROJECT VIA FLICKR

Woes of buying concert tickets

By Sam Thomas November 15, 2021
Getting these tickets felt sweeter after the tribulations I endured in the purchasing process.
Michelle writes about her struggle with believing in her self-worth and a reliance on validation from others in her life. COURTESY OF GIULIA BERTELLI VIA UNSPLASH

I am enough for myself

By Michelle Tian November 14, 2021
The first step toward growth is to acknowledge what you’re trying to grow from.
A scene from “Hyenas.” Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety’s second and last feature film is exemplary of the visual rebirth a proper film restoration can create. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Global Cinema Series: ‘Hyenas’

By Daily Free Press Staff November 14, 2021
A proper restoration can bring new life to culturally important stories through cinema.
A pumpkin spice frappuccino. Frances writes about her love for the Fall beverage and explains why it’s her biggest character flaw. COURTESY OF BARB WATSON VIA FLICKR

Why pumpkin spice frappuccinos are my biggest character flaw

By Frances Beedon November 14, 2021
There’s something about Pumpkin Spice Frappuccinos that I just can’t help but love.
A gluten-free aisle of a grocery store. Morgan shares some of her favorite gluten-free food options found across the Boston University campus. COURTESY OF MEMPHIS CVB VIA UNSPLASH

Gluten-free options around campus

By Morgan Macphee November 11, 2021
I’ve been able to discover some of my favorite gluten-free options around campus.
Ice. Most people are familiar with the autonomic nervous system’s ‘fight or flight’ response to threats – Veronica writes about the ‘freeze' response when the body’s heart rate, blood pressure and temperature decrease involuntary. COURTESY OF SCOTT RODGERSON VIA UNSPLASH

Fight, flight or freeze: don’t forget the ‘freeze’

By Veronica Thompson November 11, 2021
Being overwhelmed by intense sensations of stress and emotions can cause people to shut down.
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